FOREST 3 - 1 FULHAM - Sat Aug 25, 1956 (League Tier 2)
- Date:
- Sat Aug 25, 1956 (3:00 PM)
- Opponent:
- Fulham
- Home/Away:
- Home
- Ground:
- City Ground
- Game Type:
- League Tier 2
- Score:
- 3-1 (Won)
- Attendance:
- 21,494
- Pos Before/After:
- 1/1
- Opp Before/After:
- 21/22
- Referee:
- Season:
- 1956-57
- Forest/Opp Tier:
- 2/2
- NEXT GAMES:
- League Tier 2:
- Bristol City
- GAME COUNT:
- League:
- 2073 (of 4860)
- League Tier 2:
- 1248 (of 2443)
- Competitive:
- 2276 (of 5557)
- Total:
- 3430 (of 7305)
- Sources:
- AFS (11v11.com) (Link)
FULHAM
Manager:
Prior form: LL (Old to recent)
Goals:
Manager:
Prior form: LL (Old to recent)
Goals:
Lineup:
| Num | Pos | Player | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Willie Fraser | |
| 2 | M | Bill Whare | |
| 3 | D | Geoff Thomas (1944-60) | |
| 4 | F | William Morley | |
| 5 | D | Bob McKinlay | |
| 6 | M | Jack Burkitt | |
| 7 | F | Peter Small | |
| 8 | F | Jim Barrett  | |
| 9 | F | Tommy Wilson | |
| 10 | F | Doug Lishman | |
| 11 | F | Stewart Imlach |
Lineup:
| Num | Pos | Player |
|---|
| Home | F | A | Away |
|---|---|---|---|
| Barnsley | 1 | 3 | Middlesbrough |
| Blackburn Rovers | 3 | 4 | Lincoln City |
| Bristol City | 2 | 1 | Rotherham United |
| Bury | 0 | 2 | Liverpool |
| Doncaster Rovers | 2 | 4 | Bristol Rovers |
| Grimsby Town | 2 | 1 | Notts County |
| Huddersfield Town | 3 | 0 | Leyton Orient |
| Nottingham Forest | 3 | 1 | Fulham |
| Sheffield United | 4 | 2 | Port Vale |
| Stoke City | 3 | 1 | Leicester City |
| West Ham United | 1 | 2 | Swansea City |
TABLES BEFORE AND AFTER THE GAME
Table before:
| SECOND DIVISION | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pos | Club | P | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | GA | Pts | Current Form | |
| 1 | Nottingham Forest | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 4.500 | 4 | WW | |
| 2 | Sheffield United | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4.500 | 4 | WW | |
| 3 | Swansea Town | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2.667 | 4 | WW | |
| 4 | Leicester City | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2.500 | 4 | WW | |
| 5 | Lincoln City | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.000 | 3 | DW | |
| 6 | Bristol Rovers | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2.000 | 3 | WD | |
| 7 | Stoke City | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2.000 | 3 | DW | |
| 8 | Bury | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1.250 | 3 | DW | |
| 9 | West Ham United | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1.250 | 2 | WL | |
| 10 | Huddersfield Town | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1.000 | 2 | WL | |
| 11 | Notts County | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2 | DD | |
| 12 | Blackburn Rovers | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 6 | .667 | 2 | LW | |
| 13 | Liverpool | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .750 | 1 | LD | |
| 14 | Middlesbrough | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | .750 | 1 | DL | |
| 15 | Barnsley | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .667 | 1 | DL | |
| 16 | Doncaster Rovers | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | .500 | 1 | LD | |
| 17 | Leyton Orient | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .400 | 1 | LD | |
| 18 | Bristol City | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .333 | 1 | DL | |
| 19 | Rotherham United | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .200 | 1 | LD | |
| 20 | Port Vale | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | .000 | 1 | DL | |
| 21 | Fulham | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | .333 | 0 | LL | |
| 22 | Grimsby Town | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 0 | LL | |
Table after:
| SECOND DIVISION | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pos | Club | P | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | GA | Pts | Current Form | |
| 1 | Nottingham Forest | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 4.000 | 6 | WWW | |
| 2 | Sheffield United | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3.250 | 6 | WWW | |
| 3 | Swansea Town | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 2.500 | 6 | WWW | |
 3 | 4 | Stoke City | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2.500 | 5 | DWW |
| 5 | Lincoln City | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 2.250 | 5 | DWW | |
| 6 | Bristol Rovers | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 2.000 | 5 | WDW | |
| 3 | 7 | Huddersfield Town | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1.750 | 4 | WLW |
 4 | 8 | Leicester City | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1.200 | 4 | WWL |
| 4 | 9 | Liverpool | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1.250 | 3 | LDW |
| 4 | 10 | Middlesbrough | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1.200 | 3 | DLW |
| 3 | 11 | Bury | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | .833 | 3 | DWL |
| 6 | 12 | Bristol City | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .571 | 3 | DLW |
| 4 | 13 | West Ham United | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1.000 | 2 | WLL |
| 3 | 14 | Notts County | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | .800 | 2 | DDL |
| 3 | 15 | Blackburn Rovers | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 6 | .700 | 2 | LWL |
| 6 | 16 | Grimsby Town | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | .667 | 2 | LLW |
| 1 | 17 | Doncaster Rovers | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | .500 | 1 | LDL |
| 3 | 18 | Barnsley | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 | 1 | DLL |
| 19 | Rotherham United | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | .286 | 1 | LDL | |
| 3 | 20 | Leyton Orient | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | .250 | 1 | LDL |
| 1 | 21 | Port Vale | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 | .250 | 1 | DLL |
| 1 | 22 | Fulham | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 8 | .333 | 0 | LLL |